Новости за 06.03.2017

Senate Democrats want President Trump to disclose who’s visiting the White House and Mar-a-Lago. In letters Monday to Trump and the Secret Service, eight lawmakers urged the administration to extend an Obama-era policy of posting White House visitor logs online, and to include guests at the president’s Florida resort. Obama’s White House began opening visitor […]

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on travel and immigration. Importantly, the new executive order officially revokes the original one. Here are the other key provisions: When does it take effect? 12:01 a.m. on March 16, 2017. Administration officials told reporters that the new executive order includes this “phase-in” period to ensure that […]

Get ready for more mega mergers in the automotive industry. General Motors dumped its European business on Monday — selling its Opel and Vauxhall brands to France’s PSA Group, which makes Peugeot and Citroen cars. Volkswagen, the world’s biggest carmaker, says that won’t be the last deal in the sector. “This is not going to […]

Former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken slammed President Trump’s most recent allegations of wiretapping, calling the President “the leading consumer and purveyor of fake news or conspiracy theories.” Speaking to CNN’s Kate Bolduan, Blinken said Trump’s allegations that former President Barack Obama ordered Trump be wiretapped are “virtually impossible to believe.” He said Obama […]

Silicon Valley may not like many of President Donald Trump’s policies, especially his proposed ban on immigration. But investors in tech stocks don’t seem too concerned. Maybe it’s despite Trump, or because of Trump — after all, he is also promising to stimulate the economy with tax cuts, more government spending on infrastructure and fewer […]

President Trump said something last week that should have perked the ears of every American parent (and wannabe parent). In a speech to Congress and the 47 million Americans who watched on TV or online, Trump endorsed paid time off for mothers AND fathers. It was a bold move for a Republican president. “My administration […]

State police at Clearfield State police received a report about an incident of harassment that occurred Sunday on Sarah Street in Osceola Mills Borough. During the incident, a 54-year-old Osceola Mills man allegedly shoved the victim into the stove because she poured out his beer. State police at Philipsburg State police received a report about […]

President Trump said something last week that should have perked the ears of every American parent (and wannabe parent). In a speech to Congress and 47 million Americans who watched on TV or online, Trump endorsed paid time off for mothers AND fathers. “My administration wants to work with members in both parties to make […]

The two Muslim members of Congress swiftly blasted President Donald Trump’s new version of the travel ban as still targeting Muslim-majority countries — raising the critical issue which stalled the first ban in court. “Here we go again…Muslim Ban 2.0 #NoBanNoWall,” tweeted Democratic Rep. Andre Carson of Indiana, the second Muslim elected to Congress and […]

The Supreme Court allowed a criminal defendant Monday to pierce the secrecy of jury deliberations to determine if his conviction was affected by racism. The justices were considering the case of a juror in Colorado who urged other jurors to find a man guilty “because he’s Mexican and Mexicans take whatever they want.” The court […]

A 97-year-old woman apparently slipped and fell while walking to her car. Her twin sister, running into the house to call for help, tripped on a rug. Both were found dead the next morning, and police believe they may have frozen to death. The tragic deaths took place over the weekend in Barrington, Rhode Island. […]

The victim of a possible hate crime in Washington state Friday would not be the first Sikh to be targeted. Since 9/11, Sikh-American groups say members of their religion have faced discrimination and abuse because their long beards and turbans have led them to be mistaken for Muslims. According to the FBI, anti-Muslim hate crimes […]

The German government has condemned what it described as “absurd and unacceptable” comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Nazism in the midst of a growing diplomatic spat between the two countries. Erdogan lashed out at Germany over the weekend after rallies in the city of Cologne and the town of Gaggenau in support […]

Kate T. Parker’s daughters like to bike, swim and get muddy. Parker wanted them to know that their love of what they do and their strength makes them beautiful. Traveling the country, she discovered even more versions of strength: girls fighting cancer and standing up to bullies in the lunchroom; female football players and ballet […]

HYDE — The District 9 champion Clearfield Area High School boys basketball team will meet District 7 fifth seed McGuffey at DuBois Area High School Saturday in the first round of the PIAA Class AAAA Tournament. The Bison will take a 14-game winning streak and a 23-1 record into the 4 p.m. game. McGuffey (18-6) received the fifth […]

CURWENSVILLE — Curwensville Area High School 106-pounder Blake Passarelli is paired against Bryan Gaul of Burrell in Thursday morning’s pigtail round of the 2017 PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships at Hershey. The Golden Tide sophomore will be making his second appearance in the Giant Center after placing fourth in the Northwest Region. He has a record […]

Dustin Johnson solidified his status at the top of golf’s world rankings, holding off a late challenge at the WGC-Mexico Championship to clinch a second successive PGA Tour victory. The American, 32, closed with a round of 68 to finish 14-under par, one shot clear of England’s Tommy Fleetwood. Johnson only secured top spot from […]

President Donald Trump spent the weekend at his Winter White House and knocked out a string of controversial tweets. Here’s a look at the political developments from the last couple of days that you may have missed. Coffee and doughnuts The back-and-forth over reports that Trump’s associates made repeated contact with Russians known to US […]

The weekend’s frenzy over President Donald Trump’s so-far unsubstantiated claim that his predecessor tried to wiretap him is the latest example of a world view in which elections are rigged, the news he doesn’t like is fake, there is mass voter fraud and the intelligence community is out to topple the White House with leaks. […]

President Donald Trump’s divisive language has contributed to the recent instances of crimes targeting minority communities in America, says Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. “I think that our President has unleashed an energy that is not healthy for the fabric of the country,” Reed told David Axelrod on “The Axe Files,” a podcast from the University […]

President Trump’s restrictive immigration policies are a mistake, say the vast majority of economists at America’s major corporations. The National Association of Business Economics (NABE) surveyed 285 economists at America’s big companies like Wells Fargo, AT&T and FedEx shortly after Trump took office. The economists were asked what they thought of Trump’s policies. The response […]

General Motors has announced a deal to sell its money-losing European operations to the French maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars. Announced early Monday, the agreement with France’s PSA will include the Opel and Vauxhall brands. GM is also selling its European financial arm to PSA and French bank BNP Paribas. The combined value of […]

With millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Pacific Ocean surface and onto the shores of southern California, officials in the United States and Mexico have launched a bi-national investigation into the spill that apparently originated in Mexico. The spill was first spotted in early February along the beaches of San Diego, California […]

Alabama lawmakers are meeting Tuesday to explore options for impeaching the state’s governor, according to a scheduling posted on the state legislature’s website. Audio recordings from 2014 purportedly revealed Gov. Robert Bentley engaging in sexually explicit conversations with one of his former aides, Rebekah Mason, leading to lawmakers exploring impeachment last year. At the time, […]

After two years of heavy losses, Deutsche Bank is asking investors for $8.5 billion to help improve its financial health. Germany’s biggest bank announced plans for the huge share sale on Sunday along with another overhaul of its strategy. Deutsche Bank said it will seek to raise about €8 billion ($8.5 billion) in the coming […]